Cycling pants

ABSTRACT

A pair of cycling pants is provided with a pants unit, a pair of shoulder straps and a pair of buckles to form a bib or shoulder strap type cycling pants. The pants unit has a front waist section, a rear waist section configured to form a waist opening together with the front waist section, and a crotch section positioned between a pair of leg-openings. The shoulder straps have fixed ends connected to the rear waist section of the pants unit and free ends positioned on the opposite side as the fixed ends. The shoulder straps extend from the rear waist section to the front waist section by way of the rider&#39;s shoulders when the cycling pants are worn. The two buckles are each configured such that one of the shoulder straps can pass there-through and arranged on the front waist section for adjusting the lengths of the shoulder straps.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to Japanese PatentApplication No. 2005-151185. The entire disclosure of Japanese PatentApplication No. 2005-151185 is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention generally relates to pants. More particularly, thepresent invention relates to cycling pants for a rider to wear whenriding a bicycle.

2. Background Information

Bicycling is becoming an increasingly more popular form of recreation aswell as a means of transportation. Moreover, bicycling has become a verypopular competitive sport for both amateurs and professionals. Whetherthe bicycle is used for recreation, transportation or competition, thebicycle industry is constantly improving the products that the rideruses during the bicycling. For example, there are many types of garmentsthat are especially designed for use during the bicycling.

Cycling pants are intended for riders (cyclists) to wear when riding abicycle and are generally made of a stretchy material. There are knownexamples of cycling pants of an overall type having shoulder straps. Forexample, Campagnolo offers cycling pants for sale on their website underthe Racing Series Man—Spring Summer 2005 line of clothing(http://www.campagnolo.com/apparel as of May 19, 2005). Theseconventional cycling pants have a pants unit, and shoulder straps thatrun from the front side to the back side by way of the rider'sshoulders. The shoulder straps are formed as homogenous, integral partsof the front side of the pants unit and are sewn to the back side of thepants unit. Cycling pants having this sort of shoulder strap arefrequently used by riders participating in road races because theshoulder straps do not easily shift out of place during the intense andstrenuous movement that can occur during a road race. Such conventionalcycling pants are worn by first passing both legs through the pants unitand then placing the shoulder straps on the shoulders.

Since the shoulder straps of the conventional cycling pants describedabove are formed integrally with the front side of the pants unit andsewn to the back side of the pants unit, the lengths of the shoulderstraps are fixed. Consequently, depending on the body type of the rider,there is the possibility that the shoulder straps will be loose and fallfrom the shoulders of the rider. Conversely, there is also thepossibility that the shoulder straps will be too tight on the shouldersof the rider. Thus, with the conventional shoulder strap type cyclingpants described above, there is the possibility of comfort problemsoccurring in relation to the lengths of the shoulder straps.

In view of the above, it will be apparent to those skilled in the artfrom this disclosure that there exists a need for improved cyclingpants. This invention addresses this need in the art as well as otherneeds, which will become apparent to those skilled in the art from thisdisclosure.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

One object of the present invention is to provide a shoulder strap typecycling pant that can resolve comfort problems regarding the lengths ofthe shoulder straps.

The foregoing objects can basically be attained by providing a pair ofcycling pants for a rider to wear when riding a bicycle. The cyclingpants basically comprise pants unit, a pair of shoulder straps and apair of buckles. The pants unit includes a front waist section, a rearwaist section coupled to the front waist section to form a waistopening, and a crotch section positioned between the front and rearwaist sections to define a pair of leg openings. The shoulder strapshave fixed ends connected to the rear waist section of the pants unitand free ends positioned on the opposite side as the fixed ends. Theshoulder straps are configured such that they can be extended from therear waist section to the front waist section by way of a rider'sshoulders when the cycling pants are worn. The buckles are coupled tothe front waist section and is configured such that the shoulder strapscan pass therethrough to adjust an effective length of each of theshoulder straps, respectively.

When this cycling pant is put on, the free ends of the shoulder strapsare brought to the buckles and connected to the buckles in advance. Thewearer passes his or her legs through the leg openings first and thenplaces the shoulder straps on his or her shoulders. The wearer thenadjusts the lengths of the shoulder straps using the pair of buckles.Since the shoulder straps are not fixed to the front waist section and,instead, have free ends that can be passed through the buckles, thelength of each shoulder strap can be adjusted independently so as tomatch the body type of the rider (wearer). As a result, comfort problemsregarding the lengths of the shoulder straps can be resolved.

In cycling pants in accordance with a second aspect of the presentinvention, the front waist section has an upper portion with the bucklesarranged thereon. The upper portion is configured such that the bucklesare arranged between the chest and waist of the rider when the cyclingpants are worn. With this cycling pant, since the two buckles arrangedon the front waist section are arranged between the chest and waist ofthe rider, the buckles are arranged in a place that is easy for therider to reach and, thus, the rider can easily adjust the lengths of theshoulder straps using the buckles even while riding.

In cycling pants in accordance with a third aspect of the presentinvention, the front waist section is configured to have a tapered shapesuch that its width narrows gradually in a direction from the crotchsection toward the upper portion. With this cycling pant, the tensileforces imposed on the pants unit by the shoulder straps are dispersedand a comfortable fit can be maintained even if the lengths of theshoulder straps are adjusted such that the shoulder straps are tight.Additionally, since the portions directly below the buckles are shapedsuch that the widths thereof gradually expand toward the closelypositioned end, these portions are easy to grip while riding and thegripping hand will not easily slip when the buckles are operated bygripping these portions.

In cycling pants in accordance with a fourth aspect of the presentinvention, the shoulder straps have tapering widths along a majority ofthe shoulder straps such that the widths of the shoulder straps narrowgradually from the fixed ends toward the free ends of the shoulderstraps. With this cycling pant, the tensile forces imposed on shouldersby the shoulder straps can be dispersed and, thus, a comfortable fit canbe maintained even if the lengths of the shoulder straps are adjustedsuch that the shoulder straps are tight. Additionally, since theshoulder straps are tapered, they are easy to pass through the buckles.

In cycling pants in accordance with a fifth aspect of the presentinvention, each of the two buckles has a passage part through which oneof the shoulder straps each of the buckles has a passage part throughwhich one of the shoulder straps can pass and a cam lever partconfigured to pivot between a fastening position where the shoulderstrap can be fastened in the passage part and a release position wherethe fastened state is released. With this cycling pant, the length ofeither shoulder strap can be adjusted by merely pivoting the cam leverpart from the fastening position to the release position.

In cycling pants in accordance with a sixth aspect of the presentinvention, each of the shoulder straps includes a main body part formedat a corresponding one of the fixed ends and a passable part arrangedbetween the free end and a tip end of the main body part. The passablepart is configured to be passed through the passage part of acorresponding one of the buckles, and is made of natural leather orsynthetic leather. With this cycling pant, since the passable part ismade of a tough leather material that does not readily stretch, thelength of a shoulder strap can be adjusted with ease by grasping thepassable part. Furthermore, when the cam lever part of one of thebuckles is pivoted to the fastening position, the characteristics of theleather material are such that the cam lever part can be pivotedsmoothly without applying excessive force and a sufficient fasteningforce can be obtained.

In cycling pants in accordance with a seventh aspect of the presentinvention, each of the passable parts has an embossing treatment appliedto a surface that mates with the cam lever part of a corresponding oneof the buckles. With this cycling pant, the holding force resulting fromthe mating of the cam lever part with the passable part can be increasedwithout increasing the force (torque) required to pivot the cam leverpart and a sufficient fastening force can be obtained between theshoulder strap and the buckle.

In cycling pants in accordance with an eighth aspect of the presentinvention, a each of the shoulder straps further includes a passagerestraining part arranged on a tip end of each of the passable part, thepassage restraining part being dimensioned such that the passagerestraining part is difficult to pass through the passage part of acorresponding one of the buckles. With this cycling pant, it isdifficult for one of the shoulder straps to accidentally become detachedfrom the buckle when the length of the shoulder strap is being adjusted.

In cycling pants in accordance with a ninth aspect of the presentinvention, each of the passage restraining parts is configured to have alarger thickness than a corresponding one of the passable parts. Withthis cycling pant, the passage through the passage part can be made moredifficult by means of a difference in thickness.

In cycling pants in accordance with a tenth aspect of the presentinvention, the passage restraining part is formed by overlapping andfastening two layers material together with the material of the passagerestraining part being identical to a material of the passable part.With this cycling pant, the passage restraining part matches the otherportions well (does not clash) and can be formed in a simple fashion.

In cycling pants in accordance with an eleventh aspect of the presentinvention, the main body parts are made of a stretchy material. Sincethe shoulder straps can stretch, the cycling pants can fit riders havinga variety of upper body types.

In cycling pants in accordance with a twelfth aspect of the presentinvention, the front waist section is made of a stretchy material. Withthis cycling pant, even if the shoulder straps pull on the front waistsection, the force will be dispersed because the front waist section isstretchy. Thus, the cycling pant will fit riders having various shapesand sizes of waists.

In cycling pants in accordance with a thirteenth aspect of the presentinvention, the pants unit is made of a stretchy material. With thiscycling pant, since the pants unit can stretch, the cycling pants canfit riders having a variety of lower body types.

In cycling pants in accordance with a fourteenth aspect of the presentinvention, at least a portion of the rear waist section and at least aportion of each of the main body parts in a vicinity of the base ends ofthe shoulder straps are made of a perforated mesh material. With thiscycling pant, the ventilation is improved in at least the portion of therear waist section positioned on the upper body and the base endportions of the shoulder straps. Consequently, moisture is less likelyto accumulate on the wearer's upper body when the wearer perspires.

In cycling pants in accordance with a fifteenth aspect of the presentinvention, at least a portion of the front waist section is made of aperforated mesh material. With this cycling pant, the ventilation of thefront waist section is improved, thereby reducing the amount ofperspiration occurring at the front side of the rider's upper body.

In cycling pants in accordance with a sixteenth aspect of the presentinvention, each of the main body parts of the shoulder straps has a pairof longitudinally extending side edge sections that are made of amaterial that is less stretchy than a center section a corresponding oneof the main body parts. With this cycling pant, the stretchiness of theshoulder straps is held to an appropriate degree and an appropriatetensile force is obtained from the shoulder straps when the cycling pantis worn. Furthermore, the occurrence of wrinkling in the pants unit canbe suppressed and aerodynamic characteristics can be improved.

With the present invention, since the shoulder straps are not fixed tothe front waist section and, instead, have free ends that can be passedthrough the buckles, the length of each shoulder strap can be adjustedindependently so as to match the body type of the rider (wearer). As aresult, comfort problems regarding the lengths of the shoulder strapscan be resolved.

These and other objects, features, aspects and advantages of the presentinvention will become apparent to those skilled in the art from thefollowing detailed description, which, taken in conjunction with theannexed drawings, discloses a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Referring now to the attached drawings which form a part of thisoriginal disclosure:

FIG. 1 is a front side elevational view of a pair of cycling pants inaccordance with one preferred embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a rear side elevational view of the cycling pants illustratedin FIG. 1 in accordance with the illustrated embodiment of the presentinvention;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the cycling pants illustratedin FIGS. 1 and 2 in accordance with the illustrated embodiment of thepresent invention;

FIG. 4 is a partial front side elevational view of an upper part of thecycling pants illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 3 with the buckles removed fromthe cycling pants;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged front side elevational view of one of the bucklesof the cycling pants illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4; and

FIG. 6 is a partial cross sectional view of one of the buckles and oneof the shoulder straps of the cycling pants illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Selected embodiments of the present invention will now be explained withreference to the drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in theart from this disclosure that the following descriptions of theembodiments of the present invention are provided for illustration onlyand not for the purpose of limiting the invention as defined by theappended claims and their equivalents.

Referring initially to FIGS. 1 to 3, a pair of cycling pants 10 isillustrated in accordance with a first embodiment of the presentinvention. The cycling pants 10 are intended to be worn mainly whenriding a road bike, mountain bike, or other bike for sports purposes.The cycling pants 10 basically includes a pants unit 12, a pair of leftand right shoulder straps 14 fastened to the pants unit 12, and a pairof left and right buckles 16 fastened to the pants unit 12.

The pants unit 12 is made of polyester or other fabric having a stretchyquality. The figures depict the pants unit 12 in a non-stretched state.The pants unit 12 has a front waist section 20, a rear waist section 22and a crotch section 24. The front and rear waist sections 20 and 22 arecoupled together to cover the upper body of the rider. The upper edgesof the front and rear waist sections 20 and 22 form a waist opening 26.The crotch section 24 is positioned between the front and rear waistsections 20 and 22. The crotch section 24 is configured to define a pairof leg openings 28.

As shown in FIG. 4, the front waist section 20 has a pair of left andright closely positioned ends 20 a arranged near the crotch section 24and a pair of left and right distantly positioned ends 20 b. The buckles16 are arranged on the distantly positioned ends 20 b of the front waistsection 20. The closely positioned ends 20 a and the distantlypositioned end 20 b serve to cause the buckles 16 to be arranged betweenthe chest and waist of the rider when the cycling pant 10 is worn. Thefront waist section 20 is curved from the left-hand distantly positionedend 20 b and the closely positioned end 20 a to the right-hand closelypositioned end 20 a and the distantly positioned end 20 b so as to havegenerally the shape of a letter U.

Also, as shown in FIG. 1, the front waist section 20 has a front upperportion 20 c that is curved in the shape of a letter U and made of astretchy perforated mesh material and a front lower portion 20 d thatconnects to the crotch section 24 and is made of a stretchynon-perforated material. The front upper portion 20 c includes theclosely positioned ends 20 a and the distantly positioned ends 20 b. Thefront lower portion 20 d extends to the edge portions on both sides. Thefront waist section 20 is configured to have a tapered shape such thatits width narrows gradually from the closely positioned ends 20 a towardthe distantly positioned ends 20 b, i.e., in a direction from the crotchsection 24 towards the front upper portion 20 c.

As shown in FIG. 3, the rear waist section 22 is formed integrally andhomogeneously with respect to the pair of shoulder straps 14. However,it is also acceptable for the shoulder straps 14 to be separate entitiesfrom the rear waist section 22. The rear waist section 22 has a rearupper portion 22 a that is made of a stretchy perforated mesh materialand connects to the shoulder straps 14 and a rear lower portion 22 bthat is made of a stretchy non-perforated material and connects to thecrotch section 24. The rear upper portion 22 a is configured to projecttoward the rear lower portion 22 b in the shape of a letter U. Similarlyto the front lower portion 20 d, the rear lower portion 22 b extends tothe edge portions on both sides. Both side portions of the cycling pantwhere the front waist section 20 and the rear waist section 22 meet arecut very low in a generally U-shaped manner.

The crotch section 24 is positioned between the pair of leg openings 28and configured to cover the insides of the rider's thighs. The crotchsection 24 is made of a stretchy material. The crotch section 24 is sewnsuch that the leg openings 28 lean slightly forward from the front andrear waist sections 20 and 22.

As shown in FIG. 4, the two shoulder straps 14 have fixed ends 30connected to the rear waist section 22 of the pants unit 12 and freeends 32 positioned on the opposite side as the fixed ends 30. Theshoulder straps 14 are configured such that they can be extended fromthe rear waist section 22 to the front waist section 20 by way of therider's shoulders when the cycling pant 10 is worn. Each of the twoshoulder straps 14 is configured to have a tapered shape such that itswidth narrows gradually from the fixed ends 30 toward the free ends 32.

Each shoulder strap 14 has a main body part 34 whose base end is thefixed end 30 of the shoulder strap 14 and a passable part 36 that isarranged at least between the free end 32 of the shoulder strap 14 andthe tip end of the main body part 34 and configured to be passed throughthe passage part 40 of one of the buckles 16. Preferably, the passablepart 36 is configured to include the free end 32. The main body part 34is made of a stretchy perforated mesh material and is formed so as to beintegral and homogeneous with respect to the rear upper portion 22 a ofthe rear waist section 22. Edge sections 39 made of a material that isless stretchy than other portions of the cycling pant 10 are provided onboth side portions of the main body part parts 34 and the edge portionsof the rear waist section 22 and the front waist section 20 that joinwith the side portions in a continuous manner.

The passable part 36 is made of natural leather or synthetic leatherformed to substantially the same width. Preferable the front surface ofthe passable part 36 is embossed so as to have an embossed section 36 a.A passage restraining part 38 configured to be difficult to pass throughthe passage part 40 is provided on the tip end of each passable part 36.The passage restraining part 38 is formed to protrude on the front sideso as to be thicker than the rest of the passable part 36. Morespecifically, the passage restraining part 38 is made of the samematerial as the passable part 36 and is formed by overlapping a piece ofthe material over the front surface of a tip end portion of the passablepart 36 and fastening the piece of material in place with stitching(sewing). Thus, when the passable part 36 is passed through the buckle16 in the direction of removing the passable part 36 from the buckle 16,the passage restraining part 38 catches on the buckle 16 slightly suchthat the passable part 36 does not readily slip out of the buckle 16.Consequently, it is difficult for the shoulder strap 14 to accidentallybecome detached from the buckle 16 when the length of the shoulder strap14 is being adjusted.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the left and right buckles 16 are fastened tothe tip ends of the upper portions 20 c of the front waist section 20,and preferably comprise molded members made of synthetic resin. Each ofthe buckle sections 16 has a passage part 40 through which the passablepart 36 of a shoulder strap 14 can pass and a cam lever part 42 capableof fastening the passable part 36 of a shoulder strap 14 in the passagepart 40. The passage part 40 is a generally rectangular frame-likemember and the cam lever part 42 is mounted in a freely pivotal manneron an inside wall of the passage part 40. The cam lever part 42 isconfigured to pivot between a fastening position where the passable part36 can be fastened in any desired position and a release position wherethe fastened state of the passable part 36 is released. In FIG. 6 thefastening position is drawn with a double-dot chain line and the releaseposition is drawn with a solid line. The cam lever part 42 has a leverpart 42 a that extends from the pivot axis thereof and a cam protrusionpart 42 b that is arranged on the back side of the lever part 42 a andengages with an inside surface of the passage part 40 when the cam leverpart 42 is in the fastened position.

With this cycling pant structure, the cycling pant 10 is worn by firstpassing both legs through the leg openings 28 of the pants unit 12 withthe shoulder straps already inserted through the buckles 16 and securedwith the cam lever parts 42 in the fastening positions. Then, after thepants unit 12 is put on, the shoulder straps 14 are placed over theshoulders. To adjust the length of a shoulder strap 14, the cam leverpart 42 is lifted upward from the fastening position. When a shoulderstrap 14 is to be lengthened, one method is to grasp the distantlypositioned end 20 b of the front waist section 20 and pull downward.After the adjustment is completed, the cam lever part 42 is pivoteddownward to the fastening position. When a shoulder strap 14 is to beshortened, one method is to grasp the passage part 40 of the buckle 16and pull the passage restraining part 38 of the shoulder strap 14,thereby shortening the length of the shoulder strap 14. After theadjustment is completed, the cam lever part 42 is pivoted downward tothe fastening position.

Since the shoulder straps 14 are not fixed to the front waist section 20and, instead, have free ends that can be passed through the buckles, thelength of each shoulder strap 14 can be adjusted independently so as tomatch the body type of the rider. As a result, problems regarding thelengths of the shoulder straps 14 can be resolved.

Each shoulder strap 14 comprises a main body part 34 made of a stretchymaterial and a passable part 36 that is arranged between the free end 32and the tip end of the main body part 34 and made of a leather material.Consequently, the passable part 36 is tough and does not readily stretchand the length of the shoulder strap 14 can be adjusted easily bygrasping the tip end of the passable part 36. Additionally, when the camlever part 42 of one of the buckles 16 is pivoted to the fasteningposition, the characteristics of the leather material (i.e., thestiffness of the leather material with respect to compression in thethickness direction) are such that the cam lever part 42 can be pivotedsmoothly without applying excessive force (i.e., the leather materialreadily compresses to an appropriate degree) and a sufficient fasteningforce can be obtained (since the leather material can still exert anappropriate reaction force even after it is compressed, a sufficientholding force is obtained when the cam lever part 42 clamps into theleather material). Furthermore, when an embossed section 36 a isprovided on the front surface of the passable part 36 by means of anembossing process, the holding force resulting from the mating of thecam lever part 42 with the passable part 36 can be increased withoutincreasing the force (torque) required to pivot the cam lever part 42.

Also, the ventilation of the cycling pant 10 is improved and moisture isless likely to accumulate on the rider's upper body when the riderperspires because the main body part parts 34 arranged on the rider'supper body, the front upper portion 20 c of the front waist section 20,and the rear upper portion 22 a of the rear waist section 22 are made ofa perforated mesh material.

Although in the previously described embodiment, all portions of thecycling pant other than the passable part 36 are made of a stretchymaterial, it is also acceptable made those portions out of anon-stretchy material.

Although in the previously described embodiment the cycling pants 10 areconfigured to cover only the thighs of the rider, it is also acceptablefor the cycling pants 10 to be configured to cover the calves of therider as well.

GENERAL INTERPRETATION OF TERMS

In understanding the scope of the present invention, the term“comprising” and its derivatives, as used herein, are intended to beopen ended terms that specify the presence of the stated features,elements, components, groups, integers, and/or steps, but do not excludethe presence of other unstated features, elements, components, groups,integers and/or steps. The foregoing also applies to words havingsimilar meanings such as the terms, “including”, “having” and theirderivatives. Also, the terms “part,” “section,” “portion,” “member” or“element” when used in the singular can have the dual meaning of asingle part or a plurality of parts. Finally, terms of degree such as“substantially”, “about” and “approximately” as used herein mean areasonable amount of deviation of the modified term such that the endresult is not significantly changed. For example, these terms can beconstrued as including a deviation of at least ±5% of the modified termif this deviation would not negate the meaning of the word it modifies.

While only selected embodiments have been chosen to illustrate thepresent invention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art fromthis disclosure that various changes and modifications can be madeherein without departing from the scope of the invention as defined inthe appended claims. Furthermore, the foregoing descriptions of theembodiments according to the present invention are provided forillustration only, and not for the purpose of limiting the invention asdefined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

1. A pair of cycling pants for a rider to wear when riding a bicycle,comprising: a pants unit including a front waist section, a rear waistsection coupled to the front waist section to form a waist opening, anda crotch section positioned between the front and rear waist sections todefine a pair of leg openings; a pair of shoulder straps having fixedends connected to the rear waist section of the pants unit and free endspositioned on the opposite side as the fixed ends, the shoulder strapsbeing configured such that they can be extended from the rear waistsection to the front waist section by way of a rider's shoulders whenthe cycling pants are worn; and a pair of buckles coupled to the frontwaist section and configured such that the shoulder straps can passtherethrough to adjust an effective length of each of the shoulderstraps, respectively.
 2. The cycling pants recited in claim 1, whereinthe front waist section has an upper portion with the buckles arrangedthereon, the upper portion being configured such that the buckles arearranged between the chest and waist of the rider when the cycling pantsare worn.
 3. The cycling pants recited in claim 2, wherein the frontwaist section is configured to have a tapered shape such that its widthnarrows gradually in a direction from the crotch section toward theupper portion.
 4. The cycling pants recited in claim 1, wherein theshoulder straps have tapering widths along a majority of the shoulderstraps such that the widths of the shoulder straps narrow gradually fromthe fixed ends toward the free ends of the shoulder straps.
 5. Thecycling pants recited in claim 1, wherein each of the buckles has apassage part through which one of the shoulder straps can pass and a camlever part configured to pivot between a fastening position where theshoulder strap can be fastened in the passage part and a releaseposition where the fastened state is released.
 6. The cycling pantsrecited in claim 5, wherein each of the shoulder straps includes a mainbody part formed at a corresponding one of the fixed ends and a passablepart arranged between the free end and a tip end of the main body part,the passable part being configured to be passed through the passage partof a corresponding one of the buckles, the passable part being made ofnatural leather or synthetic leather.
 7. The cycling pants recited inclaims 6, wherein each of the passable parts has an embossing treatmentapplied to a surface that mates with the cam lever part of acorresponding one of the buckles.
 8. The cycling pants recited in claim6, wherein each of the shoulder straps further includes a passagerestraining part arranged on a tip end of each of the passable part, thepassage restraining part being dimensioned such that the passagerestraining part is difficult to pass through the passage part of acorresponding one of the buckles.
 9. The cycling pants recited in claim8, wherein each of the passage restraining parts is configured to have alarger thickness than a corresponding one of the passable parts.
 10. Thecycling pants recited in claim 9, wherein the passage restraining partis formed by overlapping and fastening two layers material together withthe material of the passage restraining part being identical to amaterial of the passable part.
 11. The cycling pants recited in claim 6,wherein the main body parts are made of a stretchy material.
 12. Thecycling pant recited in claim 1, wherein the front waist section is madeof a stretchy material.
 13. The cycling pants recited in claim 1,wherein the pants unit is made of a stretchy material.
 14. The cyclingpants recited in claim 6, wherein at least a portion of the rear waistsection and at least a portion of each of the main body parts in avicinity of the base ends of the shoulder straps are made of aperforated mesh material.
 15. The cycling pants recited in claim 1,wherein at least a portion of the front waist section is made of aperforated mesh material.
 16. The cycling pants recited in claim 10,wherein each of the main body parts of the shoulder straps has a pair oflongitudinally extending side edge sections that are made of a materialthat is less stretchy than a center section a corresponding one of themain body parts.